Super Falcons head coach Justine Madugu has named a 24-player squad for the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with key stars including captain Rasheedat Ajibade, goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, Francisca Ordega, and six-time African Player of the Year Asisat Oshoala leading the charge.
The nine-time African champions began training in Abuja on Thursday and will continue through Saturday before departing for Lisbon, Portugal, on Sunday morning for the next phase of preparations.
In Lisbon, the Super Falcons will play two high-profile friendly matches against Portugal on Monday, 23rd June, and against Ghana’s Black Queens in Morocco on Saturday, June 29, as part of their build-up to the continental tournament.
The Super Falcons have been drawn in Group B alongside Tunisia, Botswana, and Algeria, with all group games to be played at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca.
Madugu’s squad blends experience with emerging talent as the Super Falcons aim to reclaim their continental crown in Morocco from July 5 to 26.
Full Team List:
Goalkeepers: Chiamaka Nnadozie (just finished contract with Paris FC, France); Tochukwu Oluehi (Shualat Alsharqia FC, Saudi Arabia); Rachael Unachukwu (Nasarawa Amazons)
Defenders: Osinachi Ohale (Pachucha Club de Futbol, Mexico); Shukurat Oladipo (AS Roma, Italy); Michelle Alozie (Houston Dash, USA); Ashleigh Plumptre (Ittihad Ladies FC, Saudi Arabia); Sikiratu Isah (Nasarawa Amazons); Oluwatosin Demehin (Galatasaray Sportive, Turkey); Miracle Usani (Edo Queens)
Midfielders: Rasheedat Ajibade (just finished contract with Atletico Madrid, Spain); Halimatu Ayinde (FC Rosenburg, Sweden); Deborah Abiodun (Dallas Trinity, USA); Jennifer Echegini (Paris Saint Germain, France); Toni Payne (Everton Ladies, England); Christy Ucheibe (SL Benfica, Portugal)
Forwards: Francisca Ordega (Ittihad Ladies Club, Saudi Arabia); Chinwendu Ihezuo (Pachucha Club de Futbol, Mexico); Ifeoma Onumonu (Montpellier FC, France); Esther Okoronkwo (AFC Toronto, Canada); Omorinsola Babajide (Coasta Adeje Tenerife Egatesa, Spain); Folashade Ijamilusi (Liaoning Shenyang Shenbei Hefeng, China); Chioma Okafor (University of Connecticut, USA).
